Red lips so intense they border on black, dark eyes with a dose of wicked sparkle, and cheeks flushed with carnal intensity: This fall's makeup is aggressively sexy.

RED-HOT FLUSH

Matchy-matchy used to be dorky. But now, crimson lips and cheeks are dead sexy. You can choose any variety of red you like to create the "après-ski effect," as makeup artist Dick Page described it at the Michael Kors fall 2012 show­—all you need is a good blush brush and a bit of confidence. Remember: You can always tone it down—a drop of luminizer layered over your blush instantly tamps down the fiery hue.